When players talk about Elden Ring and an Easy Mode, all mage builds are immediately brought up and flaunted, but fans have now crowned a new Easy Mode. This has nothing to do with magic, but rather raw violence.
What is this debate about? In Elden Ring, there are many players who want to adjust the difficulty, but anyone familiar with FromSoftware’s Souls games knows that this is not possible. Only strong builds can simplify your journey, and what could be easier than a powerful mage build?
At the release of Elden Ring, the mage was considered the most powerful option to defeat bosses and regular enemies. You operate from a distance and can hurl powerful spells at your foes. However, with the release of the new DLC, players’ opinions have changed. It is no longer the mages that are supposed to be powerful, but those who can swing big clubs.
With Unga Bunga to Victory!
What is the new Easy Mode? On Reddit, the user mimudidama clarified that it is not the mage that is the Easy Mode, but rather strength builds that rely on raw violence. With his statement, the user received a lot of agreement and up to 4928 upvotes (as of July 11, 2024, at 12:50 PM).
According to him, strength builds where players jump on their enemies and crush them with their massive weapons are the easier and better way to breeze through the game. In PvE and PvP, this strategy proves effective, as the raw firepower of these strength weapons generates huge damage numbers with just a few hits.
The community agrees with mimudidama and comments with the following remarks:
- “I agree, I use the Great Club and just hit things and they die. Sometimes I have to hit it multiple times, but the effect is the same” – AdventurousAd9519
- “I like mathematically optimized and carefully researched Unga, it bunga well and it’s fun to think about.” – Urtoryu
- “Great Club is 100% Easy Mode” – TCGHexenwahn
- “A friend of mine completely skipped the second phase of Rellana by using two Great Clubs and jumping on them.” – Gwalitaetsware
Whether you use a mage or strength build to breeze through the game depends on which playstyle you prefer. Both are strong Easy Modes that you can use – it just depends on what you prefer. We have summarized one of the best strength builds for you in case you want to change your build: Elden Ring: The best strength build – How to crush every enemy in the DLC
